Jimtown

Jimtown (HM15IE)

Location: Coalton, WV 26257 Randolph County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 54.938', W 80° 0.067'

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Jimtown Formerly known as Fair Hope for one-room school located at the junction of Findley and Yeager Roads circa 1898 to 1953. Later named for James J. "Squire Jim" Phillips (1855-1937), a former Justice of the Peace. During the Civil War, his mother Margaret Scott Phillips served Southern troops as a courier and a guide while living on this farm.
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HM NumberHM15IE
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Year Placed2012
Placed ByRoaring Creek Lions Club, WV Div. of Archives, History
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, October 16th, 2014 at 2:45pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 586598 N 4307888
Decimal Degrees38.91563333, -80.00111667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 54.938', W 80° 0.067'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 54' 56.28" N, 80° 0' 4.02" W
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Area Code(s)304
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1201-1275 Buckhannon Pike, Coalton WV 26257, US
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